year should be consulted for open 

 huntino; and trapping areas and 

 seasons. 



As huntin<r and fishing increased, 

 limitations of seasons and ba^ were 

 necessarily ai)plied to maintain an 

 adequate supply of wildlife. It has 

 been necessary in recent years to 

 limit the take of game in certain 

 areas by means of controlled hunts, 

 and the export of game animals and 

 birds is now regulated by permit. 



Carefully considered trapping 

 regulations control the methods, 

 seasons, and numbers of fur ani- 

 mals that may be taken. In the 

 case of beaver, for instance, a con- 

 trol system is in effect. It is used 

 to detect pelts taken out of season. 

 A seal is placed on the pelt which 

 shows that it has been legally taken 

 and may be legally transported 

 within or exported from Alaska. 



LICENSE REQUIREMENTS 



Federal conservation regulations 

 have required nonresident hunting, 

 trapping, and fur dealer's licenses 

 since the enactment of the Alaska 

 Game Law in 1925. In 1936 it be- 

 came necessary to require resident 

 hunting licenses. Resident, non- 

 resident, and alien sport-fishing li- 

 censes were added in 1942. Fees 

 for licenses (1953) are as follows: 



Resident : 



Trapping, hunting, and fish- 

 ing $3 



Hunting and fishing 2 



Resident fishing 1 



Nonresident : 



General hunting 50 



Small game 10 



Sport fishing 2. 50 



Alien : 



Special (hunting, trapping, and 



possession of firearms) 100. 



Sport fishing 2. 50 



A migratory waterfowl hunting 

 stamp ($2) is required of persons 

 16 years of age or over for hunting 

 ducks, geese, and brant ; and a local 

 stamp ($1) for sport fishing is re- 

 quired. Nonresidents and aliens 



must be accompanied by a licensed, 

 registered guide when hunting big 

 game or going afield to photograph 

 brown or grizzly bears. 



Guides are high-class outdoors- 

 men of proved ability to arrange 

 hunting parties, conduct hunters in 

 the field, select the best trophies, 

 and prepare and care for them len- 

 der field conditions. 



Current copies of the Alaska 

 Game Law and Regulations and a 

 list of registered guides can be ob- 

 tained by writing to the Fish and 

 Wildlife Service, Juneau, Alaska. 

 Copies may also be obtained by call- 

 ing at the Service office in any of 

 the following towns: 



Anchorage King Salmon 



Cold Bay Kodiak 



Cordova Marshall 



Craig McGrath 



Dillingham Palmer 



Fairbanks Petersburg 



Juneau Seward 



Kenai Sitka 



Ketchikan Wrangell 



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